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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Anyone ever met an honest one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I ran a recruitment business for 18 years

I never knowledgably shafted anyone

It is not an easy industry to be in at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Anyone ever met an honest one?"

They are very similar to sales person... I hate them...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, the same with estate agents.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

I actually have a couple of times. But they were specialists in their field with many years of practical experience before starting their own recruitment agencies not just the usual salespeople.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

agency workers and recruitment consultants ..... it's a pimp whore relationship .... guess which one is the pimp and which one is the whore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've met some lovely ones, some manipulative ones and some absolute lying bastards.

Same with every other profession.

Apart from estate agents - they're all absolute lying bastards.

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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago

KIDLINGTON

The guy who has placed me in my job was very good and we worked as a team to secure the role.

Actually so.far not had a bad experience when either looking or hiring.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No, the same with estate agents."

I did a couple of years as an Estate Agent and the best compliment I ever got was "you're too honest to be an estate agent"!

Tbh they were probably right as all the shady bastards made all the money!

As for recruitment consultants (sorry Talent Acquisition Specialists as they now call themselves ) I've dealt with about 2 decent ones in the 2 1/2 years I've been contracting. The current one is fantastic compared to her peers and although young is a credit to her profession.

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

cahoots


"Anyone ever met an honest one?"

Yes loads.....from both sides of the service.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I've worked in Recruitment plus have used a lot of agencies in the past 2-3 years whilst looking for work.

Some were good, these tending to be the sole trader, the person running their own business.

The not so good ones seemed to be the multi consultant agencies whose sole task is to get as many people on their books as possible but do bugger all for job seekers.

One agency in Glasgow, in my line of work had a consultant who, when his name came up as dealing with specific vacancies, potential candidates wouldn't contact him as he'd NEVER return calls, emails or any other correspondence. God knows what he contributed to that company?

There are good ones and bad ones; you learn from experience.

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By *eady and Willing 9Man
over a year ago

Wherever the party is @


"Anyone ever met an honest one?"

Yep.

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By *issBehavingxxWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Yep.... We're not all the devil

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"agency workers and recruitment consultants ..... it's a pimp whore relationship .... guess which one is the pimp and which one is the whore"
don't know !!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I've had experiences with two recently, as I'm looking to progress my career.

The first put me through for an interview as a project manager. I have no experience in that kind of role, so I was setting myself up up for disappointing news from the start!

The latest one deals with internal recruitment. Sent me the hours etc of the role and it turns out the position is more hours than I was told (not the end of the world). Sent a thank you email a couple of days after the interview asking when I might hear back and she replies that she'll be in touch the following day.

Haven't heard a scooby!

Very amateurish for someone working for a company that's on the times 100 best!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can’t stand them. Phoning you just for a catch up to see how you’re getting on, no mate I’m busy if you’re lonely phone someone else.

Phoning you with promises of jobs, just to get your cv in their bank.

I had to report one for harassment at one point I was getting around 10 emails and 5 phone calls everyday from the same person, I told them I wasn’t looking for temp work and to stop phoning me, but they were like a dog with a bone.

I avoid them like the plague I now approach employers directly.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Following my recruitment consultant tirade, I've landed a new job, which ironically is a recruitment based role!

I found the vacancy directly with the employer, so my previous view of recruitment consultants still applies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I worked for a South Yorkshire based agency 1990's, the staff were brilliant, the boss was a money grabbing wee insect.

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